Hospitals decry Medicaid removal

Officials in Ohio plan to rally for approval

2:14 AM,
Apr. 11, 2013

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Hospital officials across Ohio lamented the decision by House Republicans to remove the expansion of Medicaid from the state budget proposal.

The proposal, released Tuesday afternoon, eliminated the provision by Gov. John Kasich to expand Medicaid coverage to more Ohioans as proposed by the federal Affordable Care Act.

Mike Abrams, president and CEO of the Ohio Hospitals Association, said his organization and others will work to ensure the state doesn't miss the chance to provide health coverage to an estimated 275,000 Ohioans. ...